Friday, February 16, 2018

AR-15

(they) #hemakesmesicktoo

I ate an AR-15. Tastes like death.

"... The NRA dubbed it "America's rifle." ..."

"... The AR-15 has come to carry connotations of heroism (a Remington
ad said it gives "you the confidence and firepower to get the job
done"), political resistance (tighter regulations could let government
"subjugate Americans" and make them "live under tyranny," a National
Rifle Association executive said), fun
("killin' zombies before it was cool," reads another ad) and mass murder
(high-capacity magazines have been used in more than half of mass
shootings over four decades, according to several studies). ..."

"...But the AR-15 found new life in 2004, when President George W. Bush
scrapped the ban on assault weapons that had been enacted under
President Bill Clinton in 1994. And in 2005, Bush signed into law a
measure protecting arms makers and dealers from liability for crimes
committed with their products. The NRA called it "the most significant
piece of pro-gun legislation in 20 years." ..."

"... A Pew
poll last year found that 68 percent of Americans favor banning assault
weapons, including 48 percent of gun owners. ..."

"... The
latest school shooting led some pro-gun politicians to speak out against
the AR-15. "I have hunted all my life," Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., said
on the Senate floor Thursday. "But an AR-15 is not for hunting. It's for
killing." Nelson, up for reelection this year, is expected to face Gov.
Rick Scott, a Republican who got an A+ ranking from the NRA. Scott said
Thursday that he supports keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally
ill. He said nothing about assault weapons. ..."

Artist Statement

It is time again to be an artist/activist... 'Monsters eating Monsters' is the follow up to my first series of political cartoons, 'Bird Brains elect first President', which has 71 cartoons with source references and can be viewed here. For more about my art, life and career visit my website here.Bernard Re, Jr.#dontdenyamerica